2023年大学英语六级cet6全真试题附答案

2023年12月CET6真题PartⅠWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldParentsSendTheirKidstoArtClasses?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前有不少家长送孩子参与多种艺术班

2.对这种做法有人表达支持，也有人并不赞成

3.我认为……

ShouldParentsSendTheirKidstoArtClasses?

PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

BossesSay“Yes”toHomeWork

Risingcostsofofficespace,timelosttostressfulcommuting,andaslowrecognitionthatworkershavelivesbeyondtheoffice—allarestrongargumentsforlettingstaffworkfromhome.

Forthesmallbusiness,thereareadditionalbenefitstoo—staffaremoreproductive,andhappier,enablingfirmstokeeptheirheadcounts(员工数)andtheirrecruitmentcoststoaminimum.Itcanalsoprovidecompetitiveadvantage,especiallywhensmallbusinesseswanttoattractnewstaffbutdon’thavethebudgettoofferhugesalaries.

Whilecompanymanagershaveknownaboutthebenefitsforalongtime,manyhavedonelittleaboutit,scepticalofwhethertheycouldtrusttheiremployeestoworktofullcapacitywithoutsupervision,orconcernedabouttheadditionalexpensesteleworkingpoliciesmightincurasstaffstartchargingtheirhomephonebillstothebusiness.

Yetthisisnowchanging.WhencommunicationsproviderInter-Telresearchedtheuseofremoteworkingsolutionsamongsmall-and-medium-sizedUKbusinessesinAprilthisyear,itfoundthat28%morecompaniesclaimedtohaveintroducedflexibleworkingpracticesthanayearago.

TheUKnetworkofBusinessLinksconfirmsthatittoohasseenagrowinginterestinremoteworkingsolutionsfromsmallbusinessesseekingitsadvice,andclaimsthatasmanyas60-70%ofthebusinessesthatcomethroughitsdoorsnowoffersomeformofremoteworkingsupporttotheirworkforces.

Technologyadvances,includingthewidespreadavailabilityofbroadband,aremakingtheintroductionofremoteworkingapieceofcake.

“Ifsystemsaresetupproperly,staffcanhaveaccesstoalltheresourcestheyhaveintheofficewherevertheyhaveaninternetconnection,”saysAndyPoulton,e-businessadvisoratBusinessLinkforBerkshireandWiltshire.“Therearesomeveryexcitingdevelopmentswhichhaveenabledthis.”

Oneistheavailabilityofbroadbandeverywhere,whichnowcoversalmostallofthecountry(BTclaimsthat,byJuly,99.8%ofitsexchangeswillbebroadbandenabled,withalternativeplansinplaceforeventhemostremoteexchanges).“Thisistheenabler,”Poultonsays.

Yetwhilebroadbandhascomedowninpricetoo,thoseserviceproviderstargetingthebusinessmarketwarnagainstconsumerservicesmasquerading(伪装)asbusiness-friendlybroadband.

“Broadbandisavailableforaslittleas￡15amonth,butmanybusinessesfailtoappreciatethehiddencostsofsuchaservice,”saysNeilStephenson,salesandmarketingdirectoratOnyxInternet,aninternetserviceproviderbasedinthenorth-eastofEngland.“Providersofferingbroadbandforrock-bottompricesarenotoriousforpoorservice,withregularbreakdownsandheavilycongested(拥堵旳)networks.Itisalwaysadvisableforbusinessestolookbeyondthepricetagandlookforabusiness-onlyproviderthatcanoffermorereliability,withgoodsupport.”Suchservicesdon’tcosttoomuch—qualityservicescanbefoundforupwardsof￡30amonth.

Thebenefitsofbroadbandtotheoccasionalhomeworkerarethattheycanaccessemailinrealtime,andtakefulladvantageofservicessuchasinternet-basedbackuporeveninternet-basedphoneservices.

Internet-basedtelecoms,orVoIP(VoiceoverIP)togiveititstechnicaltitle,isaninterestingtooltoanybusinesssupportingremoteworking.Notnecessarilybecauseofthepromiseoffreeorreducedpricephonecalls(whichexpertspointoutismisleadingfortheaveragebusiness),butbecauseofthesophisticatedvoiceservicesthatcanbeexploitedbytheremoteworker—facilitiessuchasvoicemailandcallforwarding,whichprovideacontinuityofthecompanyimageforcustomersandbusinesspartners.

Bylaw,companiesmust“considerseriously”requeststoworkflexiblymadebyaparentwithachildundertheageofsix,oradisabledchildunder18.ItwastheneedtoaccommodateemployeeswithyoungchildrenthatmotivatedaccountancyfirmWrightVigartobeginpromotingteleworkingrecently.Thecompany,whichneededtoupgradeitsITinfrastructure(基础设施)toprovideconnectivitywithanew,secondoffice,decidedtointroducesupportforremoteworkingatthesametime.

MarketingdirectorJackO’Hernexplainsthatthecompanyhasarelativelyyoungworkforce,manyofwhomareparents:“Oneofthetriggerswaswhenoneofourtaxmanagersreturnedfrommaternityleave.Shewasintendingtoworkparttime,butcouldonlymanageonedayaweekintheofficeduetochildcare.Byofferinghertheabilitytoworkfromhome,wehavedoubledhercapacity—nowsheworksadayaweekfromhome,andadayintheoffice.Thisisgreatforher,andforusasweretainsomeonehighlyqualified.”

ForWrightVigar,whichhasnowequippedallofitsfee-earnerstobeabletoworkatmaximumproductivitywhenawayfromtheoffices(whetherthat’sfromhome,orwhileontheroad),thisstrategyisnotjustaboutsavingoncommutetimeorcuttingthemloosefromtheoffice,butenablingthemtoworkmoreflexiblehoursthatfitaroundtheirhomelife.

O’Hernsays:“Althoughmostofourworkisclient-basedandmustfitaroundthis,wecan’tseeanyreasonwhyaparentcan’tbeonhandtodealwithsomethingimportantathome,iftheyhavetheabilitytocompleteaprojectlaterintheday.”

Supportingthisnewwayofworkingcamewithaprice,though.Althoughthefirmwasupdatingitssystemsanyway,thecompanyspent10-15%moreperusertoequipthemwithalaptopratherthanaPC,andaboutthesametoupgradetoaserverthatwouldenableremotestafftoconnecttothecompanynetworksandaccessalltheirusualresources.

AlthoughWrightVigarhasn’tyetquantifiedthebusinessbenefits,itclaimsthat,inadditiontobeingabletoretainkeystaffwithyoungfamilies,itisabletosavefee-earnersasubstantialamountof“dead”timeintheirworkingdays.

Thatstaffcandothiswithoutneedingafixedtelephonelineprovidesevenmoreefficiencysavings.“WithWi-Fi(fast,wirelessinternetconnections)poppingupallovertheplace,evenontrains,ourfee-earnerscanbeproductiveastheytravel,andbetweenmeetings,insteadofhavingtokilltimeattheshops,”headds.

Thecompanywillalsobeabletoavoidtheexpenseofhavingtorelocatestafftotemporaryofficesforseveralweekswhenitbeginsdisruptiveofficerenovationssoon.

FinancialrecruitmentspecialistLynneHargreavesknowsexactlyhowmuchherfirmhassavedbyadoptingateleworkingstrategy,whichhasinvolvedhandinghercompany’sdatamanagementovertoaremotehostingcompany,Datanet,soitcanbeaccessiblebyallthecompany’sconsultantsoverbroadbandinternetconnections.

Ithasenabledthecompanytodispensewithitsbusinesspremisesaltogether,followingtherealisationthatitjustdidn’tneedthemanymore.“Themainmotivationbehindadoptinghomeworkingwastoincreasemyownproductivity,asasinglemumtoan11-year-old,”saysHargreaves.“ButIsoonrealisedthat,asmostofourbusinessisdoneonthephone,emailandatoff-sitemeetings,wedidn’tneedourofficesatall.We’renowsaving￡16,000ayearonrent,plusthecostofutilities,nottomentionwhatwouldhavebeenspentoncommuting.”

1.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?

A)Howbusinessmanagersviewhi-tech.

B)Relationsbetweenemployersandemployees.

C)Howtocutdownthecostsofsmallbusinesses.

D)Benefitsofthepracticeofteleworking.

2.FromtheresearchconductedbythecommunicationsproviderInter-Tel,welearnthat__________.

A)moreemployeesworktofullcapacityathome

B)employeesshowagrowinginterestinsmallbusinesses

C)morebusinesseshaveadoptedremoteworkingsolutions

D)attitudestowardITtechnologyhavechanged

3.WhatdevelopmenthasmadeflexibleworkingpracticespossibleaccordingtoAndyPoulton?

A)Reducedcostoftelecommunications.

B)Improvedreliabilityofinternetservice.

C)AvailabilityoftheVoIPservice.

D)Accesstobroadbandeverywhere.

4.WhatisNeilStephenson’sadvicetofirmscontractinginternetservices?

A)Theylookforreliablebusiness-onlyproviders.

B)Theycontactproviderslocatednearesttothem.

C)Theycarefullyexaminethecontract.

D)Theycontractthecheapestprovider.

5.Internet-basedtelecomsfacilitatesremoteworkingby__________.

A)offeringsophisticatedvoiceservices

B)givingaccesstoemailinginrealtime

C)helpingclientsdiscussbusinessathome

D)providingcallscompletelyfreeofcharge

6.TheaccountancyfirmWrightVigarpromotedteleworkinginitiallyinorderto__________.

A)presentapositiveimagetoprospectivecustomers

B)supportitsemployeeswithchildrentotakecareof

C)attractyoungpeoplewithITexpertisetoworkforit

D)reduceoperationalexpensesofasecondoffice

7.AccordingtomarketingdirectorJackO’Hern,teleworkingenabledthecompanyto__________.

A)enhanceitsmarketimage

B)reducerecruitmentcosts

C)keephighlyqualifiedstaff

D)minimiseitsofficespace

8.WrightVigar’spracticeofallowingformoreflexibleworkinghoursnotonlybenefitsthecompanybuthelpsimproveemployees’__________.

9.Withfast,wirelessinternetconnections,employeescanstillbe__________whiletraveling.

10.SinglemotherLynneHargreavesdecidedtoworkathomemainlyto__________.PartⅢListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.A)Theywouldrathertravelaroundthanstayathome.

B)Theyprefertocarrycashwhentravelingabroad.

C)Theyusuallycarrymanythingsaroundwiththem.

D)Theydon’tliketospendmuchmoneyontraveling.

12.A)Theselectionprocesswasalittleunfair.

B)Hehadlongdreamedofthedean’sposition.

C)Rodwaseliminatedintheselectionprocess.

D)Rodwasinchargeoftheadmissionsoffice.

13.A)Applauseencouragesthesinger.

B)Sheregretspayingfortheconcert.

C)Almosteveryonelovespopmusic.

D)Theconcertisveryimpressive.

14.A)Theyhaveknowneachothersincetheirschooldays.

B)TheywerebothchairpersonsoftheStudents’Union.

C)Theyhavebeeninclosetouchbyemail.

D)Theyaregoingtoholdareunionparty.

15.A)Cooktheirdinner.

B)Restforawhile.

C)Gettheircarfixed.

D)Stopforthenight.

16.A)Newly-launchedproducts.

B)Consumerpreferences.

C)Surveyresults.

D)Surveymethods.

17.A)Hewouldratherthewomandidn’tbuytheblouse.

B)Thewomanneedsblousesinthecolorsofarainbow.

C)Theinformationinthecatalogisnotalwaysreliable.

D)Hethinkstheblueblouseisbetterthantheredone.

18.A)Thecourseisopentoallnextsemester.

B)Thenoticemaynotbereliable.

C)Thewomanhasnottoldthetruth.

D)Hewilldrophiscourseinmarketing.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Adirectorofasalesdepartment.

B)Amanageratacomputerstore.

C)Asalesclerkatashoppingcenter.

D)Anaccountantofacomputerfirm.

20.A)Handlingcustomercomplaints.

B)Recruitingandtrainingnewstaff.

C)Dispatchingorderedgoodsontime.

D)Developingcomputerprograms.

21.A)Shelikessomethingmorechallenging.

B)Shelikestobenearertoherparents.

C)Shewantstohaveabetter-paidjob.

D)Shewantstobewithherhusband.

22.A)Rightaway.

B)Intwomonths.

C)Earlynextmonth.

D)Inacoupleofdays.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Itwillfacechallengesunprecedentedinitshistory.

B)Itisaresoluteadvocateoftheanti-globalmovement.

C)Itisboundtoregainitsfullgloryofahundredyearsago.

D)Itwillbeamajoreconomicpowerbythemid-21stcentury.

24.A)Thelackofoverallurbanplanning.

B)Thehugegapbetweenthehavesandhave-nots.

C)Theinadequatesupplyofwaterandelectricity.

D)Theshortageofhi-techpersonnel.

25.A)Theyattachgreatimportancetoeducation.

B)Theyareabletograspgrowthopportunities.

C)Theyaregoodatlearningfromothernations.

D)Theyhavemadeuseofadvancedtechnologies.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Shetaughtchemistryandmicrobiologycoursesinacollege.

B)Shegavelecturesonhowtobecomeapublicspeaker.

C)Shehelpedfamiliesmoveawayfromindustrialpolluters.

D)Sheengagedinfieldresearchonenvironmentalpollution.

27.A)Thejobrestrictedherfromrevealingherfindings.

B)Thejobposedapotentialthreattoherhealth.

C)Shefoundtheworkingconditionsfrustrating.

D)Shewasofferedabetterjobinaminoritycommunity.

28.A)Somegiantindustrialpollutershavegoneoutofbusiness.

B)Moreenvironmentalorganizationshaveappeared.

C)ManytoxicsitesinAmericahavebeencleanedup.

D)Morebranchesofhercompanyhavebeensetup.

29.A)HerwidespreadinfluenceamongmembersofCongress.

B)Herabilitytocommunicatethroughpublicspeaking.

C)Herrigoroustrainingindeliveringeloquentspeeches.

D)Herlifelongcommitmenttodomesticandglobalissues.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A)Thefiercecompetitioninthemarket.

B)Thegrowingnecessityofstafftraining.

C)Theacceleratedpaceofglobalisation.

D)Theurgentneedofadiverseworkforce.

31.A)Gainadeepunderstandingoftheirownculture.

B)Takecoursesofforeignlanguagesandcultures.

C)Sharetheexperiencesofpeoplefromothercultures.

D)Participateininternationalexchangeprogrammes.

32.A)Reflectivethinkingisbecomingcritical.

B)Labormarketisgettingglobalised.

C)Knowingaforeignlanguageisessential.

D)Globalisationwilleliminatemanyjobs.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)Red-hairedwomenwereregardedasmorereliable.

B)Brown-hairedwomenwereratedasmorecapable.

C)Golden-hairedwomenwereconsideredattractive.

D)Black-hairedwomenwerejudgedtobeintelligent.

34.A)Theyaresmartandeloquent.

B)Theyareambitiousandarrogant.

C)Theyareshrewdanddishonest.

D)Theyarewealthyandindustrious.

35.A)Theyforcepeopletofollowtheculturalmainstream.

B)Theyexaggeratetherolesofcertaingroupsofpeople.

C)Theyemphasizediversityattheexpenseofuniformity.

D)Theyhinderourperceptionofindividualdifferences.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

TheancientGreeksdevelopedbasicmemorysystemscalledmnemonics.Thenameis36）_________fromtheirGoddessofmemory“Mnemosyne”.Intheancientworld,atrainedmemorywasan37）__________asset,particularlyinpubliclife.Therewereno38）__________devicesfortakingnotes,andearlyGreekorators(演说家)deliveredlongspeecheswithgreat39）__________becausetheylearnedthespeechesusingmnemonicsystems.

TheGreeksdiscoveredthathumanmemoryis40）__________anassociativeprocess—thatitworksbylinkingthingstogether.Forexample,thinkofanapple.The41）__________yourbrainregisterstheword“apple”,it42）__________theshape,color,taste,smelland43）__________ofthatfruit.Allthesethingsareassociatedinyourmemorywiththeword“apple”.

44）__________________________________________________________________________________________.Anexamplecouldbewhenyouthinkaboutalectureyouhavehad.Thiscouldtriggeramemoryaboutwhatyou’retalkingaboutthroughthatlecture,whichcanthentriggeranothermemory.45)__________________________________________________________________________________________AnexamplegivenonawebsiteIwaslookingatfollows:DoyouremembertheshapeofAustria,Canada,Belgium,orGermany?Probablynot.WhataboutItaly,though?46)__________________________________________________________________________________________Youmadeanassociationwithsomethingalreadyknown,theshapeofaboot,andItaly’sshapecouldnotbeforgottenonceyouhadmadetheassociation.PartⅣReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Manycountrieshavemadeitillegaltochatintoahand-heldmobilephonewhiledriving.Butthelatestresearchfurtherconfirmsthatthedangerlieslessinwhatamotorist’shandsdowhenhetakesacallthaninwhattheconversationdoestohisbrain.Evenusinga“hands-free”devicecandivertadriver’sattentiontoanalarmingextent.

MelinaKunaroftheUniversityofWarwick,andToddHorowitzoftheHarvardMedicalSchoolranaseriesofexperimentsinwhichtwogroupsofvolunteershadtopayattentionandrespondtoaseriesofmovingtasksonacomputerscreenthatwerereckonedequivalentindifficultytodriving.Onegroupwasleftundistractedwhiletheotherhadtoengageinaconversationusingaspeakerphone.AsKunarandHorowitzreport,thosewhoweremakingtheequivalentofahands-freecallhadanaveragereactiontime212millisecondsslowerthanthosewhowerenot.That,theycalculate,wouldadd5.7metrestothebrakingdistanceofacartravellingat100kph.Theyalsofoundthatthegroupusingthehands-freekitmade83%moreerrorsintheirtasksthanthosewhowerenottalking.

Totrytounderstandmoreaboutwhythiswas,theytriedtwofurthertests.Inone,membersofagroupwereaskedsimplytorepeatwordsspokenbythecaller.Intheother,theyhadtothinkofawordthatbeganwiththelastletterofthewordtheyhadjustheard.Thoseonlyrepeatingwordsperformedthesameasthosewithnodistraction,butthosewiththemorecomplicatedtaskshowedevenworsereactiontimes—anaverageof480millisecondsextradelay.Thisshowsthatwhenpeoplehavetoconsidertheinformationtheyhearcarefully,itcanimpairtheirdrivingabilitysignificantly.

Punishingpeopleforusinghand-heldgadgetswhiledrivingisdifficultenough,eventhoughtheycanbeseenfromoutsidethecar.Persuadingpeopletoswitchtheirphonesoffaltogetherwhentheygetbehindthewheelmightbetheonlyanswer.Whoknows,theymightevencometoenjoynothavingtotakecalls.

47.Carryingonamobilephoneconversationwhileoneisdrivingisconsidereddangerousbecauseitseriouslydistracts_______________________.

48.Intheexperiments,thetwogroupsofvolunteerswereaskedtohandleaseriesofmovingtaskswhichwereconsidered_______________________.

49.Resultsoftheexperimentsshowthatthosewhoweremakingtheequivalentofahands-freecalltook_______________________toreactthanthosewhowerenot.

50.Furtherexperimentsrevealthatparticipantstendtorespondwithextradelayiftheyarerequiredtodo_______________________.

51.Theauthorbelievespersuasion,ratherthan_______________________,mightbetheonlywaytostoppeoplefromusingmobilephoneswhiledriving.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thereisnothinglikethesuggestionofacancerrisktoscareaparent,especiallyoneoftheover-educated,eco-conscioustype.SoyoucanimaginethereactionwhenarecentUSATodayinvestigationofairqualityaroundthenation’sschoolssingledoutthoseinthesmugly（自鸣得意旳）greenvillageofBerkeley,Calif.,asbeingamongtheworstinthecountry.Thecity’spublichighschool,aswellasanumberofdaycarecenters,preschools,elementaryandmiddleschools,fellinthelowest10%.Industrialpollutioninourtownhadsupposedlyturnedstudentsintolivingscienceexperimentsbreathinginalaboratory’sworthofheavymetalslikemanganese,chromiumandnickeleachday.Thisinacitythatrequiresschoolcafeteriastoserveorganicmeals.Great,Ithought,organiclunch,toxiccampus.

SinceDecember,whenthereportcameout,themayor,neighborhoodactivists（活跃分子）andvariousparent-teacherassociationshaveengagedinafiercebattleoveritsvalidity:overtheguiltofthesteel-castingfactoryonthewesternedgeoftown,overunionjobsversuschildren’shealthandoverwhat,ifanything,oughttobedone.Withallsidespresentingtheirownexpertsarmedwithconflictingscientificstudies,whomshouldparentsbelieve?Istheretrulyathreathere,weaskedoneanotheraswedroppedoffourkids,andifso,howgreatisit?Andhowdoesitcomparewiththeother,seeminglyperpetualhealthscaresweconfront,likepanicoverleadinsyntheticathleticfields?Ratherthanjustanotherweirdepisodeinthetownthatbroughtyouprotestingenvironmentalists,thislatestdramaisatrialforhowtoday’sparentsperceiverisk,howwetrytokeepourkidssafe—whetherit’spossibletokeepthemsafe—inwhatfeelslikeanincreasinglythreateningworld.Itraisesthequestionofwhat,inourtime,“safe”couldevenmean.

“There’snowayaroundtheuncertainty,”saysKimberlyThompson,presidentofKidRisk,anonprofitgroupthatstudieschildren’shealth.“Thatmeansyourchoicescanmatter,butitalsomeansyouaren’tgoingtoknowiftheydo.”A2023reportinthejournalPediatricsexplainedthatnervousparentshavemoretofearfromfire,caraccidentsanddrowningthanfromtoxicchemicalexposure.TowhichIsay:Well,obviously.Butsuchconcretehazardsarebesidethepoint.It’sthedangersparentscan’t—andmaynever—quantifythatoccurallofsudden.That’swhyI’veridmycupboardofmicrowavefoodpackedinbagscoatedwithapotentialcancer-causingsubstance,butalthoughI’velivedblocksfromamajorfaultline(地质断层)formorethan12years,Istillhaven’tboltedourbookcasestothelivingroomwall.

52.WhatdoesarecentinvestigationbyUSATodayreveal?

A)Heavymetalsinlabteststhreatenchildren’shealthinBerkeley.

B)Berkeleyresidentsarequitecontentedwiththeirsurroundings.

C)TheairqualityaroundBerkeley’sschoolcampusesispoor.

D)ParentsinBerkeleyareover-sensitivetocancerriskstheirkidsface.

53.WhatresponsedidUSAToday’sreportdraw?

A)Aheateddebate.

B)Popularsupport.

C)Widespreadpanic.

D)Strongcriticism.

54.Howdidparentsfeelinthefaceoftheexperts’studies?

A)Theyfeltverymuchrelieved.

B)Theywerefrightenedbytheevidence.

C)Theydidn’tknowwhotobelieve.

D)Theyweren’tconvincedoftheresults.

55.Whatistheviewofthe2023reportinthejournalPediatrics?

A)Itisimportanttoquantifyvariousconcretehazards.

B)Dailyaccidentsposeamoreseriousthreattochildren.

C)Parentsshouldbeawareofchildren’shealthhazards.

D)Attentionshouldbepaidtotoxicchemicalexposure.

56.Ofthedangersineverydaylife,theauthorthinksthatpeoplehavemosttofearfrom__________.

A)theuncertain

B)thequantifiable

C)anearthquake

D)unhealthyfoodPassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Cripplinghealthcarebills,longemergency-roomwaitsandtheinabilitytofindaprimarycarephysicianjustscratchthesurfaceoftheproblemsthatpatientsfacedaily.

Primarycareshouldbethebackboneofanyhealthcaresystem.Countrieswithappropriateprimarycareresourcesscorehighlywhenitcomestohealthoutcomesandcost.TheU.S.takestheoppositeapproachbyemphasizingthespecialistratherthantheprimarycarephysician.

ArecentstudyanalyzedtheproviderswhotreatMedicarebeneficiaries（老年医保受惠人）.ThestartlingfindingwasthattheaverageMedicarepatientsawatotalofsevendoctors—twoprimarycarephysiciansandfivespecialists—inagivenyear.Contrarytopopularbelief,themorephysicianstakingcareofyoudon’tguaranteebettercare.Actually,increasingfragmentationofcareresultsinacorrespondingriseincostandmedicalerrors.

Howdidweletprimarycareslip